Button device



S. COHEN AND A. R. FOERSTER.

BUTTON DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1920.

Patented Oct. 26, 1920.

* UNITED STATES SAMUEL COHEN" Am: ARTHUR It.

PATENT OFFICE.

ronns'rnnj, or New YORK, N. Y.

BUTTON DEVICEQ I Application fi led June 17,

'York have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Button Devices, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to button devices and particularly to what are known as collar buttons, and the object of the invention is to provide" a button of the class specified with a movable resilient and padded back member which is designed toprevent the discoloring or poisoning of the neck of the wearer as well as to prevent binding and pinching of the neck of the wearer in the use of the collar button; and with this and other objects in view the invention consists in a device of the class and for the purpose specified, constructed and operating as hereinafter described and claimed. a

The invention described and claimed herein isan improvement on that shown, described and claimed in a prior application filed by us August 27, 1919, Serial No. 320,114, and is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms part, in which the, separate parts of our improvement are designated by suitable reference. characters, in each. of the views, and, in which Figure 1 is side view of acollar button made according to our invention and showing the same on an enlargedscale; and,

Fig. 2 is a central transverse section,

through the button shown in Fig. 1.

In practice, we provide an improved button member 5 which is of the usual or any desired form and construction and preferably composed of sheet metal fashioned to form a head 6, a reduced neck portion 7 and an enlarged hollow base portion 8.

supplemental button member 9 is loosely mounted in connection with the base portion of the main button member 5 and comprises a disk 10 having, an upwardly directed sleeve portionll the edge portion of which is flared outwardly as shown at 12, after a closure disk 13 has been placed on the sleeve 11 to retain said closure disk in connection with the disk 10.

1n constructing the complete supplemental button member 9 a ring member 14,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Och 26" 1920;

1920. Serial No. 389,550. i

preferably U-shaped in form in cross section, is mounted around the periphery of the disk 10 to retain a padmember 15, preferably composedof spongerubber inconn'ection with the disk 10- and also to seal: the edge portion 16 of a fibrous covering sheet 17 in position, the'covering sheet 17 being passed over and adapted to inclose the cushion member 15, as clearly illustrated in F ig. 2. i

n forming the complete button device,. the main button member 5 is first made into the desired form, after which the supplemental button member is formed by providing the disk 10 and securing the closure disk 13 thereto by the flare 12 on the sleeve portion 11 and in such manner as to permit of a rotatable and lateral movement of the disk 10 and sleeve 11 on the closure disk 13.

The closure disk 13 is secured to the base 7 portion 8 of the main button member by spinning or otherwise fashioning the periphery of said closure disk over the periphery of the base portion 8, as shown at 18, and said disk 13 forms a closure for the bottom of the main button member and also serves to retain the supplemental button member in connection with the main button member. A spiral spring 19 is placed within the main button member before the closure disk 13 is secured in position. spring normally serves to hold the supplemental button member inan extended position and provides for a resilientaction of the supplemental button member in connec- This s tion with the main button member in the inward and outward movement of'the same. By securing the pad member 15 to the disk 10 by means of the ringmember' 14, the

flexible area of said cushion memberis increasedthus increasing the cushioning qualities of the button device.v

We have found through experiences that by providing the independent closuredisk 13 for the main button member 5 and securing the same to the base portion of said tails of construction for carrying our inven tion into effect, it will be apparent that we are not necessarily limited to these details, and various changes therein and modificatlons thereof may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of our invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having full described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is v l l. A device of the class described comprising a main button member consisting of a head, a shank and a hollow base, a supplemental. button member, and means secured to the base of the main button member for loosely and permanently mounting said supplemental button member in connection with the main button member. 7

2. A device of the class described comprising a main button memberconsisting of a head, a shank and a hollow base, a supplemental button member, means secured to the base of the main button member for loosely and permanently mounting said supplemental button member in connection with the main button member, and the outer face of the supplemental button member being provided with a fibrous covering.

3. A device of the class described comprising a main button member consisting of a head, a shank and a hollow base, a supplemental button member, means secured to the base of the main button memberfor loosely and permanently mounting said supplemental button member in connection with the main button member, and the outer face of the supplemental button member being provided with a fibrous covering between which and the face of said supplemental button member is a suitable padding.

4t. A device of the class describedcomprising a main button member, a closure disk secured to the base portion of said button member, and a supplemental button member loosely mounted in connection with said closure disk and retained against disolacement therefrom said su aolemental button member being provided with a fibrous coverin 5. A device of the class described comprising a main button member, a closure disk secured to the base portion of said but 7 ton member, a supplemental button member 'disk secured to the base portion of said button member, a supplemental button member loosely mounted in connection with said closure disk and retained against displacement therefrom, and comprising a disk on the outer face of which is mounted a suitable padding outwardly of which is a fibrous covering, an annular member mounted on the periphery of said disk for securing said padding and the edge portions of said fibrous covering in connection with said disk, and a spring mounted within the main button member and in connection with which the supplemental button member operates.

7. A device of the class described comprising a main button member and a supplemental button member, and means secured to the base portion of the main button member and on said supplemental button member loosely mounting said supplemental button member in connection with the main button member. p

8. A device of the class described comprising a main button member, a closure disk secured to the base portion of said button member, and a supplemental button member loosely mounted in connection with said closure disk and retained against displacement therefrom.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention, we have signed our names in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 14th day of June, 1920.

Witnesses C. E. MULREANY, H. E. THOMPSON. 

